New Castle, DE Demographic Data
New Castle, DE Summary
New Castle is located in New Castle County in Delaware
- Population: 5,309
- Area: 3.52 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.40 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.12 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,506.95 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3.28 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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New Castle, DE Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,793
52%
50.8
Male
2,579
48%
49.2
Total Population
5,372
323,128,000
New Castle, DE Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
137
2.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
194
3.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
325
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
244
4.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
262
4.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
753
14.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
728
13.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
873
16.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
411
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
388
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
563
10.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
354
6.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
140
2.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,548
84.7%
77.2
Female
2,381
52.4%
51.3
Male
2,167
47.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,326
80.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,290
24.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,057
19.7%
15.2
Female
640
60.5%
55.8
Male
417
39.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
New Castle, DE Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,211
97.0%
96.8
White
3,521
65.5%
72.6
Black or African American
1,219
22.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
22
0.4%
0.8
Asian
79
1.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
70
1.3%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
9
0.2%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
6
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
6
0.1%
0.1
Some Other Race
364
6.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
161
3.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
935
17.4%
17.8
Mexican
71
1.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
413
7.7%
1.7
Cuban
12
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
439
8.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,437
82.6%
82.2
New Castle, DE Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
141
3.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
290
6.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,495
35.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
889
21.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
302
7.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
581
13.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
512
12.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
431
10.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,779
89.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,093
26.0%
31.2
New Castle, DE Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,486
31.5%
33.7%
Now Married
2,010
42.6%
47.5
Divorced
645
13.7%
11.0%
Separated
142
3.0%
2.0
Widowed
433
9.2
5.8%
New Castle, DE Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,476
85.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
759
14.5%
21.6%
Spanish
659
12.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
67
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
33
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
New Castle, DE Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
133
5.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
53
2.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
187
8.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
219
9.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
304
13.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
578
24.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
290
12.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
332
14.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
184
7.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
66
2.8%
6.4
Median household income
59,657
57,617
Per capita income
33,667
31,128
New Castle, DE Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
164
6.0%
9.8
Construction
169
6.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
637
23.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
354
13.0%
6.6
Information
105
3.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
230
8.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
185
6.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
401
14.7%
11.4
Public administration
88
3.2%
4.6
Retail trade
181
6.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
189
6.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
22
0.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
260
9.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,107
40.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
265
9.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
769
28.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
324
11.9%
18.1%
New Castle, DE Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,698
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,269
84.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
135
5.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
113
4.2%
5.1
Walked
34
1.3%
2.7
Other means
31
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
116
4.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.0
26.6
New Castle, DE Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
131
5.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,107
47.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
772
32.9%
37.1
3 or more
336
14.3%
21.0
New Castle, DE Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,346
90.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,473
62.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
873
37.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
251
9.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
New Castle, DE Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,597
1 room
59
2.3%
2.4
2 rooms
17
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
292
11.2%
9.1
4 rooms
221
8.5%
16.5
5 rooms
584
22.5%
19.8
6 rooms
436
16.8%
17.8
7 rooms
451
17.4%
12.0
8 rooms
326
12.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
211
8.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
New Castle, DE Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,597
1-unit, detached
1,080
41.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
750
28.9%
5.9
2-units
79
3.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
162
6.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
61
2.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
351
13.5%
4.4
20 or more units
104
4.0%
9.0
Mobile home
10
0.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
New Castle, DE Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
890
34.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
135
5.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
181
7.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
313
12.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
322
12.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
141
5.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
199
7.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
386
14.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
30
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
New Castle, DE Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,719
73.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
24
1.0%
4.7
Electricity
369
15.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
183
7.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
27
1.2%
0.5
No fuel used
24
1.0%
1.1
New Castle, DE Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,027
47295100.0
Less than $500
6
0.6%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
21
2.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
23
2.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
75
7.3%
11.8%
$500 to $999
184
17.9%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
228
22.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
490
47.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
528
52.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
68
6.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
74
7.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
129
12.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
215
21.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
13
0.0%
0.0%
New Castle, DE Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
857
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
3
0.4%
4.4%
Less than $500
21
2.5%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
122
14.2%
11.9%
$500 to $999
285
33.3%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
426
49.7%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
16
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,153
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
166
19.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
145
17.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
152
18.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
66
7.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
49
5.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
255
30.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
40
0.0%
0.0%
New Castle, DE Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,473
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
51
3.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
87
5.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
224
15.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
370
25.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
579
39.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
94
6.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
53
3.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
15
1.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
200,600
205,000
